BREAKING: Permission sought for demolition and reconstruction of Tipperary SuperValu
Permission has been sought to demolish and rebuild Bernie’s SuperValu in Roscrea, which was the victim of a major fire in November 2025
A planning application has been lodged with the Tipperary County Council for the demolition, and subsequent reconstruction of, the building formerly used as a SuperValu in Roscrea.
The building has been out of use since November last year, when a fire broke out in the early hours of November 11.
Firefighters from Tipperary, Laois, and Offaly attended the fire at Bernie’s SuperValu on Main Street in Roscrea.
At the time, Gardai say that no injuries were reported and foul play was not suspected.
The lodged application seeks permission for the demolition of the first and second floors and the roof of the three storey building facing Main Street, with the front wall of the building to be retained.
It seeks permission for the reconstruction of the building, for retail use on the ground floor level and residential use on the first and second floors.
It also seeks permission for the construction of a new single storey building at the rear of the primary three storey building for supermarket retail use, part off-license use, staff facilities and offices, home deliveries, and customer toilets.
There are plans to construct a new entrance tower on the western corner of the new extension, and an additional car park area on the northern side of the new extension.
The application also seeks a change of use of part of the ground floor store to off license use of the existing two-storey building on the western side of the new extension.
Lastly, the application seeks a PV panel array to be located on the roof of the new single storey building and all associated signage and site works at the existing SuperValu supermarket site.
The application was lodged with the council on November 4, with a decision expected to be made by January 7 2027.
Submissions can be lodged with the council by December 8 at the latest.
Posting on social media prior to the submission, Bernie’s SuperValu shared a post outlining their excitement to be submitting their application, saying: “We’re delighted to share that we are submitting our planning application this week as we take another step towards reopening. Thank you for your continued support, patience and kind messages. We can’t wait to welcome you all back.”
A barrage of positive comments ensued, with over 150 people sharing messages of support for the business, to which they responded: “We are honestly overwhelmed by all your lovely comments, messages and support. It means more to us than you can imagine. Roscrea has always been at the heart of Bernie’s, and reading all your messages reminds us just how special our community is. Thank you for keeping the hope alive with us. We look forward to sharing more news as things progress.”
The business has been closed since the blaze, which saw firefighters from stations in Roscrea, Nenagh, Templemore and Cloughjordan attempt to quell it with assistance from firefighters from Birr, Co Offaly, and a specialist high-reach vehicle that had arrived from Limerick.
Roughly 30 firefighters attended the scene of the fire, which continued into the later hours of the morning of November 11.